Unannounced Shohei Ohtani Redemption in Bowman Mega Blasters

Just a few minutes ago, Topps posted the above statement to their Twitter account regarding the much-talked-about Shohei Ohtani redemption card that was recently posted for sale on eBay.

The card, a redemption for a 2018 Shohei Ohtani Bowman Chrome Rookie Autograph found in 2018 Bowman Mega Boxes sold exclusively at Target, was listed on eBay by seller mjslc and is already over $2,000 with 136 watchers (as of this writing) and we are still more than six days from this auction ending.

While these were a surprise to collectors, they apparently are not new cards as Topps has stated that “these are the same base autos you would find in 2018 Bowman.”